Do Animals Have Souls Kjv. 24 and god said, let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds. and it was so. The same hebrew word nephesh, which is translated soul whenever it refers to man, is translated as beast, living creature or life when referring to animals.
In the beginning, god created the heavens and earth. Animals are described as “living creatures/souls” in genesis with exactly the same word as the soul in man [soul/nephesh]. The hebrew scriptures describe humans and animals as having the same essence:
Nineteen verses later, god made the animals.
Forget not the congregation of thy. Since animals and plants are living things, they have souls, but not in the sense in which human beings have souls. Whether or not you believe in the creation theory or whether you see this as illustrative, there is a relevant fact regarding animal souls. This is the first line of the bible.
